'The Last Stand'

Jay Bobbin

For his re-entry into headlining movies after his run in politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't unwise to choose an action vehicle, though this one goes heavy on genre cliches ... especially the amped-up firepower.

The star plays a sheriff caught up in the pursuit of a drug kingpin who's heading for the Mexican border in a wildly tricked-out Corvette, prompting the lawman to align with a federal agent (Forest Whitaker) to stop the bad guy. Peter Stormare, Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro and Harry Dean Stanton also are featured. DVD extras: four "making-of" documentaries; deleted, extended and alternate scenes. ** (R: P, GV) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)